Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the ovaries.
It is the 7th most common cancer in women (excluding skin cancer) and the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer in developed countries.
The 3 histologic types of ovarian cancer are epithelial (primarily seen in women >50 years of age), germ cell (most commonly seen in women <20 years of age) and sex cord stromal (rare and produces steroid hormones).
The median age at the time of diagnosis is 63 years old and >70% present with advanced disease.

Most women presenting with complications in early pregnancy are assessed, diagnosed and managed at early pregnancy assessment units (EPAUs). These units aim to provide thorough assessments, access to specialist investigations (scan, human chorionic gonadotrophin [hCG]), a rapid turnaround of results, and co-ordination of further management.

Pravastatin supplementation is associated with improved pregnancy outcomes among women with refractory obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) who developed preeclampsia (PE) or intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) during standard antithrombotic therapy, according to a study.